In part one I’ve shown how to turn contracts into code. In this part I am going to show how to turn contracts into documentation.

Using the contract as a model for both code generation and documentation can save a lot of time. That is because the contract represents a single source of truth, which . . . → Read More: Turn contracts into documentation

Interfaces are one of the most important parts in software design. Designing software around properly defined interfaces has many benefits for instance in the areas of consistency, maintainability and reuse. A well written contract describes precisely how software artefacts (or services) interact with each other. Approaches such as Sustainable Service Design or the BiPRO standards . . . → Read More: Turn contracts into code

We all know the idea of sustainability from our daily life. But is it possible to apply this idea to software development? I think yes. Sustainable Service Design is a practical approach to design and implement software services with a great level of reuse both at technical and business levels. It is based on the . . . → Read More: Sustainable Service Design

The advocates of Service Orientation always pointed out that SOA comprises 50% technology and 50% business. At BiPRO this vision becomes true. BiPRO is a standardization organization for the insurance industry. BiPRO has members from the entire market including well known insurance companies and agents. By standardizing services at the business level using proven technical . . . → Read More: BiPRO takes SOA to the next level!

Since BPMN2.0 it is not only possible to design processes but to also execute them using a process engine. The process flow has a appropriate visual representation in the standard. But executable processes are mostly data driven. They interact with external services and exchange data with them. In addition to that processes maintain their own . . . → Read More: How to Link WSDL-Services To BPMN-Processes

At the upcoming BiPRO day on 11.June 2013 I am going to give a presentation introducing the most important standards in the area of web service security. The aim is to show the purpose of the standards and how they work together to create secure and interoperable message based web service solutions.